My next home.
A funny thing has happened in South Carolina. It’s hard to describe but I’ll illustrate it for you.
We went to the aquarium and bought tickets. No one looked at them. We went to the zoo and bought tickets. No one looked at them and when we asked about getting our hand stamped so that we could leave for lunch and return the gate attendant said, “It’s alright, just go on.” When we came back in he had left and another attendant was there. We explained that we were returning and she told us, “Just go on.” Today we went to the beach and when we entered the park the admission gate was unattended. We asked a nearby gentlemen what we should do about paying and he said, “Just go on.” There was a saying in Ireland that we also encountered that kind of embodies the same attitude. In Ireland it was, “Why wouldn’t you?” As in, “I don’t know if I should have another Guiness.” Response: “Why wouldn’t you?” It’s a state of being that I want to incorporate into my daily existence! “Just go on” is my new mantra.
Sights from the ferry.
But I digress. When we left off yesterday we had just gotten thrown out of the Sea Turtle Hospital. It was 3:00 p.m. and there was a ferry departing from Mount Pleasant that was the last trip of the day to Fort Sumter. Damian had expressed an interest in seeing it earlier in the day. We would have enough time to drive over and catch that last boat. Patriot’s Point is also home to the USS Yorktown and several other decommissioned Navy vessels.
The Yorktown
Jet on the deck
The wind was whipping across the waves but that didn’t deter Damian from re-enacting the scene from Titanic on the forward deck. Dolphins were frolicking among the yachts while we drew closer to Ft. Sumter. We would be able to catch the daily flag lowering ceremony.
Fort Sumter
Don gave Damian the obligatory history lesson by visiting the museum while I amused myself by staring off into the harbor. (What? I’ve been here before!) The lesson continued on the return trip as the Park Service intern gave us an informative description of the harbor sights. The drive back to our suite allowed us to view the sunset and then we were treated to the full moon and Jupiter.
No, I didn’t take this photo.
The next day we were planning a trip to the zoo and botanical gardens. So far it’s been all animals and military. That’s OK. I’ll just go on.
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